FIELD
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The present invention relates to the field of air conditioners, and more particularly to a housing assembly and an air conditioner.
BACKGROUND
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In the related art, in order to improve uniform temperature distribution in a room and improve comfort of an overall environment, an air conditioner widely concerned in the industry includes a housing, an evaporator and a water receiving pan. The evaporator and the water receiving pan are arranged in the housing, and the housing has an air inlet and an air outlet, the air outlet is located at an upper end of the housing, and the air inlet is located at a lower end of the housing.
SUMMARY
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Embodiments of the present invention seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the related art to at least some extent. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention propose a housing assembly, which has a better air sweeping effect and improves the user experience.
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Embodiments of the present invention also propose an air conditioner.
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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing assembly. The housing assembly is used for an air conditioner, and the housing assembly has an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air outlet is located above the air inlet. The housing assembly includes: a housing body including a front panel located at a front end of the housing body, the front panel being located below the air outlet; an air guide plate arranged at the air outlet, the air guide plate being rotatably connected with the housing body to open and close the air outlet, and in a case where the air guide plate closes the air outlet, a front side face of the air guide plate extending in a direction from top to bottom and being inclined rearward; and a rocker arm having a first end rotatably connected with an inner wall face of the housing body, and a second end rotatably connected with the air guide plate, in which the air guide plate has a first limit position of an upward movement, at the first limit position, a distance between a foremost edge of the rocker arm and a top end of the front panel is 50 mm-80 mm, and a distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and a rearmost edge of the rocker arm is 88 mm-124 mm; and/or a ratio of a distance between a foremost edge of the rocker arm and a rearmost edge of the rocker arm to a distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and the top end of the front panel is 1.1-2.48.
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In the housing assembly of embodiments of the present invention, the front side face of the air guide plate extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward. When the air guide plate moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate and an extending direction of the front side face of the front panel, and by limiting the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and the top end of the front panel, it is convenient to determine the position where the air guide plate extends out of the air outlet and facilitate the rotation of the air guide plate, to better limit the air sweeping angle of the air guide plate, and further limit an air outlet angle of the airflow flowing out of the air outlet, avoid the airflow directly blowing the user in different modes, and improve the comfort and user experience.
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Optionally, the ratio of the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and the rearmost edge of the rocker arm to the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and the top end of the front panel is 1.5-2.2.
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Optionally, the front panel extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward.
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Optionally, a front side face of the front panel is coplanar with the front side face of the air guide plate; and/or a rear side face of the front panel is arranged parallel to a front side face of the front panel.
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Optionally, a ratio of a dimension of the front panel in an inclination direction thereof to a dimension L3 of the air guide plate in an inclination direction thereof is 1.41-2.89.
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Optionally, at the first limit position, an angle between the front side face of the air guide plate and a front side face of the front panel is 20°-70°; and/or an angle between the front side face of the air guide plate and a vertical plane is 10°-60°
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Optionally, in a case where the air guide plate closes the air outlet, an angle θ between the front side face of the air guide plate and a vertical plane is 6°-15°∘
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Optionally, at the first limit position, a horizontal distance between an inner edge of a lower end of the air guide plate and a front side face of the front panel is 50 mm-80 mm.
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Optionally, a pivot angle of the air guide plate relative to the second end of the rocker arm is 105°-150°.
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According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing assembly according to the first aspect.
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In the air conditioner of embodiments of the present invention, the front side face of the air guide plate extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward. When the air guide plate moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate and an extending direction of the front side face of the front panel, and by limiting the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm and the top end of the front panel, it is convenient to determine the position where the air guide plate extends out of the air outlet and facilitate the rotation of the air guide plate, to better limit the air sweeping angle of the air guide plate, and further limit an air outlet angle of the airflow flowing out of the air outlet, avoid the airflow directly blowing the user in different modes, and improve the comfort and user experience.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, with an air guide plate at a first limit position.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a pivot angle of the air guide plate illustrated.
Reference numerals:
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- air conditioner 100, housing assembly 110, evaporator 120,
- air inlet 1, air outlet 2, a housing body 3,
- air guide plate 4, front side face 41 of air guide plate,
- rocker arm 5,
- front panel 6, a front side face 61 of front panel, a rear side face 62 of front panel.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE
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Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in accompanying drawings. The embodiments described herein with reference to drawings are explanatory, illustrative, and used to generally understand the present invention. The embodiments shall not be construed to limit the present invention.
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In the related art, the air sweeping effect of the air conditioner is not good, and an airflow flowing out of the air outlet is easy to blow directly to a user, so that the comfort of the user is not high, and the user experience is reduced.
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A housing assembly 110 of embodiments of the present invention is used for an air conditioner 100, the housing assembly 110 has an air inlet 1 and an air outlet 2, and the air outlet 2 is located above the air inlet 1. The housing assembly 110 includes a housing body 3, an air guide plate 4, and a rocker arm 5. The housing body 3 includes a front panel 6, the front panel 6 is arranged at a front end of the housing body 3, and the front panel 6 is located below the air outlet 2. The air guide plate 4 is arranged at the air outlet 2, the air guide plate 4 is rotatably connected with the housing body 3 to open and close the air outlet 2, and in a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, a front side face of the air guide plate 4 extends in a direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward. The rocker arm 5 has a first end rotatably connected with an inner wall face of the housing body 3, and a second end rotatably connected with the air guide plate 4. The air guide plate 4 has a first limit position of an upward movement, at the first limit position, a distance L1 between a foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and a top end of the front panel 6 is 50 mm-80 mm, and a distance L2 between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and a rearmost edge of the rocker arm 5 is 88 mm-124 mm; and/or in a case where the air guide plate 4 is at the first limit position, a ratio of a distance L2 between a foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and a rearmost edge of the rocker arm 5 to a distance L1 between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and a top end of the front panel 6 is 1.1-2.48.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2, a lower end of the housing assembly 110 is provided with an air inlet 1 with a downward opening direction, and an upper end of the housing assembly 110 is provided with an air outlet 2 with a forward opening direction, that is, the housing assembly 110 is used for the air conditioner 100 with lower air inlet and upper air outlet, and the air enters the housing assembly 110 through the air inlet 1 at the lower end of the housing assembly 110, exchanges heat with an evaporator 120, and exits through the air outlet 2 at the upper end of the housing assembly 110.
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The front panel 6 and the air guide plate 4 are arranged at intervals in a top-bottom direction, the front panel 6 is located at the lower end of the air guide plate 4, the front panel 6 is arranged at a front end of the housing body 3, and the front side face of the front panel 6 forms a front end face of the housing body 3. The air guide plate 4 is arranged at the air outlet 2, a rotation axis of the air guide plate 4 extends in a left-right direction, the air guide plate 4 is rotatably connected with the housing body 3 so that the air guide plate 4 is rotatable around the left-right direction relative to the housing body 3, and the air outlet 2 may be opened and closed. In a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward, that is, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is an inclined face inclined rearward from top to bottom, so that the upper end of the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is located in front of the lower end of the front side face 41 of the air guide plate, which is beneficial to the flowing of airflow.
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A rear end of the rocker arm 5 is rotatably connected with an inner wall face of the housing body 3, so that the rocker arm 5 is rotatable relative to the housing body 3 and a front end of the rocker arm 5 is driven to extend out of the air outlet 2 through the rotation of the rocker arm 5, and the front end of the rocker arm 5 is connected with the air guide plate 4, so that the air guide plate 4 is moved to an outside of the air outlet 2. The front end of the rocker arm 5 is rotatably connected with the air guide plate 4, the air guide plate 4 is rotatable around the left-right direction relative to the rocker arm 5, and a flowing direction of the airflow is changed by the rotation of the air guide plate 4. The rear end of the rocker arm 5 is rotatably connected with the housing body 3 and the front end of the rocker arm 5 is rotatably connected with the air guide plate 4, so that the rocker arm 5 is rotated relative to the housing body 3 to move the air guide plate 4 to the outside of the air outlet 2.The arrangement of the air guide plate 4 at the outside of the air outlet 2 not only expands an airflow guidance range of the air guide plate 4 but also allows the air guide plate 4 to change the direction and velocity of the airflow. This configuration facilitates adjustment of an air outlet angle, avoids the direct airflow, enhances air delivery efficiency, and consequently reducing energy consumption.
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The distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6 is a horizontal distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6. The distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the rearmost edge of the rocker arm 5 is a dimension of the rocker arm 5 in the front-rear direction.
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It could be understood that the air conditioner 100 is in a heating mode when the air guide plate 4 is at the first limit position, and the air guide plate 4 is in a minimum angle state of the upward movement.
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In a case where the air guide plate 4 is at the first limit position, the values of L1 and L2 may be determined according to the range of L1 from 50 mm to 80 mm and L2 from 88 mm to 124 mm; alternatively, L1 and L2 may be valued according to the range of the ratio of L2 to L1 from 1.1 to 2.48; alternatively, the values of L1 and L2 may be determined according to the range of L1 from 50 mm to 80 mm and L2 from 88 mm to 124 mm in combination with the range of ratio of L2 to L1 from 1.1 to 2.48, that is, the values of L1 and L2 satisfy that the ratio of L2 to L1 is within the range of 1.1 to 2.48 while L1 is 50 mm to 80 mm and L2 is 88 mm to 124 mm.
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For example, the value of L1 may be 50 mm, 60 mm, 70 mm, 75 mm, or 80 mm.
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For example, the value of L2 may be 88 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm, 115 mm, 120 mm, or 124 mm.
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In the housing assembly 110 of embodiments of the present invention, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward. When the air guide plate 4 moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2 flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate 4 and an extending direction of the front side face of the front panel 6, and by limiting the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6, it is convenient to determine the position where the air guide plate 4 extends out of the air outlet 2 and facilitate the rotation of the air guide plate 4, to better limit the air sweeping angle of the air guide plate 4, and further limit an air outlet angle of the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2, avoid the airflow directly blowing the user in different modes, and improve the comfort and user experience.
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In some embodiments, the ratio of L2 to L1 is 1.5-2.2.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, at the first limit position, the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6 is less than the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the rearmost edge of the rocker arm 5, and by limiting the ratio of the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the rearmost edge of the rocker arm 5 to the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6, it is helpful to optimize the airflow path, guide the evenly distributed airflow, improve the efficiency of the air conditioner 100 and improve comfort.
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In some embodiments, the ratio of L2 to L1 may be 1.5, 1.8, 2, 2.1, or 2.2.
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In some embodiments, the front panel 6 extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2, the front side face 61 of the front panel extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward, that is, the front side face 61 of the front panel is an inclined face inclined rearward from top to bottom, and an upper end of the front side face 61 of the front panel is located in front of a lower end of the front side face 61 of the front panel.
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The air outlet 2 in the present embodiment opens forward and is located above the front panel 6, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2 will flow downward along the extending direction of the front panel 6; due to the inclined rearward arrangement of the front side face 61 of the front panel, the front side face 61 of the front panel guides the airflow to flow obliquely downward along the front side face 61 of the front panel; the farther downward, the more the front side face 61 of the front panel is recessed rearward relative to a vertical plane, enabling the airflow to more readily flow downward and reach the floor, and increasing the flow distance of the airflow on the floor.
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In some embodiments, a front side face of the front panel 6 is coplanar with the front side face 41 of the air guide plate.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2, the front side face 61 of the front panel is inclined, and in a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is also inclined, and an inclination angle of the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is the same as the front side face 61 of the front panel. In a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and the front side face 61 of the front panel are set to be coplanar, so that the air guide plate 4 may more effectively close the air outlet 2, avoid the existence of a gap in a case where the air outlet 2 is closed, and improve the user experience of the air conditioner 100 while being beneficial for aesthetics.
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In some embodiments, a rear side face of the front panel 6 is arranged parallel to the front side face of the front panel 6.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the rear side face 62 of the front panel extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward, and an inclination angle of the rear side face 62 of the front panel is the same as an inclination angle of the front side face 61 of the front panel, so that the front panel 6 extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward, an area of an air passage occupied by the rear side face 62 of the front panel is reduced, and the area of the air passage is increased.
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In some embodiments, a ratio of a dimension L4 of the front panel 6 in an inclination direction thereof to a dimension L3 of the air guide plate 4 in an inclination direction thereof is 1.41-2.89.
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It could be understood that the larger the ratio of the dimension L4 of the front panel 6 in the inclination direction thereof to the dimension L3 of the air guide plate 4 in the inclination direction thereof, the smaller a size of the air outlet 2, the smaller an air outlet volume of the air conditioner 100 in different operating modes, and the less likely the interference occurs during the movement of the air guide plate 4; the smaller the ratio of the dimension L4 of the front panel 6 in the inclination direction thereof to the dimension L3 of the air guide plate 4 in the inclination direction thereof, the larger the size of the air outlet 2, the larger the air outlet volume of the air conditioner 100 in different operating modes, the more easily interference occurs during the movement of the air guide plate 4, and the higher the requirement for the layout compactness of the internal components of the air conditioner 100.
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In the present embodiment, by setting the ratio of the dimension L4 of the front panel 6 in the inclination direction thereof to the dimension L3 of the air guide plate 4 in the inclination direction thereof to 1.41-2.89, the air guide plate 4 may effectively close the air outlet 2, interference is unlikely to occur during the movement of the air guide plate 4, and the size of the air outlet 2 may be set larger to ensure that the air outlet volume of the air conditioner 100 in different operating modes is larger, that is, the air outlet effect of the air conditioner 100 in different operating modes is better. Accordingly, the use comfort of the air conditioner 100 may be effectively improved.
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In some embodiments, at the first limit position, an angle A between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and a front side face of the front panel 6 is 20°-70°.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, in a case where the air guide plate 4 moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2 flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate 4 and an extending direction of the front side face 61 of the front panel, and by limiting the angle between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and the front side face 61 of the front panel, it is convenient to adjust the rotation of the air guide plate 4, and further adjust an air outlet angle of the air conditioner 100, avoiding the direct airflow, and improving the comfort and user experience.
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For example, the value of A may be 20 °, 28 °, 35 °, 50 °, 60 °, or 70 °.
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In some embodiments, at the first limit position, an angle B between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and a vertical plane is 10°-60°.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, in a case where the air guide plate 4 moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2 flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate 4 and an extending direction of the front side face 61 of the front panel, and by limiting the angle between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and the vertical plane, it is convenient to adjust the rotation of the air guide plate 4, and further adjust an air outlet angle of the air conditioner 100, avoiding the direct airflow, and improving the comfort and user experience.
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For example, the value of B may be 10 °, 20 °, 35 °, 50 °, 55 °, or 60 °.
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In some embodiments, in a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, an angle θ between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate and a vertical plane is 6°-15°∘
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 1, by limiting the angle between the front side face 41 of the air guide plate 4 and the vertical plane in a case where the air guide plate 4 closes the air outlet 2, since the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is coplanar with the front side face 61 of the front panel, the angle between the front side face 61 of the front panel and the vertical plane is also limited. Thus, the angle between the front side face 61 of the front panel and the vertical plane is prevented from becoming excessively large, which would impede downward flowing of the airflow along the front side face 61 of the front panel, and the angle between the front side face 61 of the front panel and the vertical plane is also prevented from becoming too small, which would diminish the guiding effect. Therefore, the front side face 61 of the front panel is ensured to more effectively guide the airflow out of the air outlet 2 to flow downward.
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For example, the value of θ may be 6 °, 8 °, 10 °, or 15 °.
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In some embodiments, at the first limit position, a horizontal distance L0 between an inner edge of a lower end of the air guide plate 4 and a front side face 61 of the front panel is 50 mm-80 mm.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, by limiting the horizontal distance between the inner edge of the lower end of the air guide plate 4 and the front side face 61 of the front panel at the first limit position, it is convenient to limit the air outlet angle of the air outlet 2 in a case where the air guide plate 4 is at the first limit position, facilitating the guidance of the airflow by the front side face 61 of the front panel, and improving the airflow landing effect.
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For example, a horizontal distance L0 between an inner edge of a lower end of the air guide plate 4 and a front side face 61 of the front panel may be 50 mm, 55 mm, 60 mm, 70 mm, or 80 mm.
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In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a pivot angle D of the air guide plate 4 relative to the second end of the rocker arm 5 is 105°-150°.
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Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 3, in a case where the front side face 41 of the air guide plate is located at the lower end of the air guide plate 4, the air guide plate is at the maximum angle of downward rotation, the first limit position is the minimum angle of upward rotation of the air guide plate, and the pivot angle of the air guide plate 4 relative to the front end of the rocker arm 5 refers to an angular range through which the air guide plate 4 is rotatable relative to the rocker arm 5. By limiting the pivot angle of the air guide plate 4 relative to the front end of the rocker arm 5, the airflow guidance range of the air guide plate 4 may be increased, facilitating an expansion of the air delivery range of the air conditioner 100 and improving the efficiency of the air conditioner 100.
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In some embodiments, the pivot angle D of the air guide plate relative to the second end of the rocker arm may be 105 °, 110 °, 120 °, 125 °, 130 °, 135 °, 140 °, or 150 °.
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The air conditioner 100 according to embodiments of the present invention includes a housing assembly 110 according to the embodiments described above.
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In the air conditioner 100 of embodiments of the present invention, the front side face 41 of the air guide plate extends in the direction from top to bottom and is inclined rearward. When the air guide plate 4 moves upward to the first limit position, the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2 flows along a gap between an extending direction of the air guide plate 4 and an extending direction of the front side face of the front panel 6, and by limiting the distance between the foremost edge of the rocker arm 5 and the top end of the front panel 6, it is convenient to determine the position where the air guide plate 4 extends out of the air outlet 2 and facilitate the rotation of the air guide plate 4, to better limit the air sweeping angle of the air guide plate 4, and further limit an air outlet angle of the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 2, avoid the airflow directly blowing the user in different modes, and improve the comfort and user experience.
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In the specification, it is to be understood that terms such as "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial" and "circumferential" should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the present invention be constructed or operated in a particular orientation.
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In addition, terms such as "first" and "second" are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or significance. Thus, the feature defined with "first" and "second" may include one or more of this feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality of" means two or more than two, unless specified otherwise.
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In the present invention, unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "coupled," "fixed" and the like are used broadly, and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications of two elements, unless limited otherwise. The above terms can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
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In the present invention, unless specified or limited otherwise, a structure in which a first feature is "on" or "below" a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which the first feature and the second feature are not in direct contact with each other, but are contacted via an additional feature formed therebetween. Furthermore, a first feature "on," "above," or "on top of" a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely "on," "above," or "on top of" the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height higher than that of the second feature. While a first feature "below," "under," or "on bottom of" a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely "below," "under," or "on bottom of" the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height lower than that of the second feature.
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In the present invention, reference to "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In the present specification, the appearances of the phrases in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example of the present invention. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without conflicting, various embodiments or examples or features of various embodiments or examples described in the present specification may be combined by those skilled in the art.